Four-day truce begins with tentative silence ahead of hostage exchange

Four-day truce begins with tentative silence ahead of hostage exchange

Fighting raged in the countdown to the truce,but 15 minutes into the scheduled start Israel said it had completed its operational preparations.

  • byLucy Cormack

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Inside the secret negotiations for the Israel-Hamas hostage swap deal

Inside the secret negotiations for the Israel-Hamas hostage swap deal

The request for a small “cell” of negotiators came from Qatar as soon as the hostages were taken. That was just the beginning.

  • bySteve Holland
Hamas says truce agreement with Israel close despite ongoing violence

Hamas says truce agreement with Israel close despite ongoing violence

The chief of Hamas says that the Palestinian militant group was near a truce agreement with Israel,even as the deadly assault on Gaza continued and rockets were being fired into Israel.

  • byNidal al-Mughrabi
As Israeli,Hamas forces fight,deal to free some hostages in Gaza edges closer

As Israeli,Hamas forces fight,deal to free some hostages in Gaza edges closer

Hamas and local witnesses say militants are waging guerrilla-style war in pockets of the densely urbanised north,including parts of Gaza City.

‘Minister for higher airfares’:Flight Centre CEO fires shots at King

‘Minister for higher airfares’:Flight Centre CEO fires shots at King

Flight Centre’s boss and founder Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner says travel industry insiders blame Transport Minister Catherine King for higher airfares.

  • byJessica Yun
First emergency aid trucks roll into Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes

First emergency aid trucks roll into Gaza after overnight Israeli air strikes

Witnesses said 20 aid trucks entered Gaza’s southern area including the major towns of Rafah and Khan Younis where hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering.

  • byNidal al-Mughrabi andEmily Rose
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Strip-search victim lashes Qatar inquiry as fresh accusations emerge

Strip-search victim lashes Qatar inquiry as fresh accusations emerge

In 2020,Anna was pulled off a Qatar Airways plane and invasively searched. She says the inquiry probing the rejection of more Qatar flights was a wasted chance to question the country’s human rights record.

  • byAngus Thompson
Profit back on Virgin’s radar but not all smooth sailing yet
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Profit back on Virgin’s radar but not all smooth sailing yet

Glass half empty or half full? One can slice and dice Virgin Australia’s bumper 2023 profit either way.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Aviation inquiry recommends Qantas break-up powers

Aviation inquiry recommends Qantas break-up powers

The opposition and Greens accused the government of being too close to the national carrier after Qatar Airways lost its bid to add flights to Australia.

  • byAngus Thompson
A tale of two states:The only possible solution

A tale of two states:The only possible solution

A two-state solution is the only sensible response to the crisis in the Middle East.

Qantas urges government to stand firm on Qatar Airways rejection

Qantas urges government to stand firm on Qatar Airways rejection

Qantas says claims that Qatar would have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in additional tourism revenue are over-baked.

  • byAmelia McGuire